Has anyone had to dose back up from a taper of gabapentin, after horrible withdrawals?

I attempted a gabapentin taper. I was on a dose of 1200 mg 3 times a day for anxiety, not pain. My doctor reduced it to 1100 mg 3xday for 2 weeks, then 1000 mg for 2 weeks, 900 mg for 2 weeks. At that point I was miserable - anxiety, depression, irritable, loss of appetite, no interest in the usual things, depressed mood, stayed home and didn't dress. I felt bad physically and mentally. Later I realized there were some cognitive issues. I had brain fog and problems communicating. My doctor returned me to the original dose of 1200 mg 3 x day. But the symptoms continued! Then she changed my antidepressant. Slight improvement. Then she added Mirapex, off label drug for anxiety. Eventually it worked. I suffered for a full year from this attempted gabapentin taper. My new doctor told me that a second taper would be easier. Frankly, I don't know if I believe her. Has anyone out there had a more successful second taper of gabapentin?

My wife was on 600 mg every three hours for trigeminal neuraliga , you need to slowly detox from this lower the amount . I would ask doctor for a plan and you can also talk to a pharmacist . My wife slowly reduced the amount every two weeks for 3 months . Taper is the safest way . Do not know the amount you were taking and for how long . Good luck to you . Hope this helps .

I had terrible withdrawal after tapering off gradually, nausea, headache, blurred vision, just awful. Lasted 30 days. Then I realized I truly needed the gabapentin to ward off the pain, so I increased to 1200mg daily, which so far I am tolerating & it’s working on the pain. If & when I try to stop again, I think I’ll need to go to rehab.